Of all the passages from Shakespeare's collected works, I have always believed the battle oration from Henry V to be the most inspiring.
On the eve of conflict, then, I ask you all to read these words and take them to heart, and remember that without honor, glory is but a lie.
Think of our men and women, and those of our Australian and British comrades-in-arms. They are our best. They go forward to consign a great evil to the memory of man. May God bless them, and keep them.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
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03/19/2003 3:59:15 PM PST by
section9
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To: section9
Sending it to my kids bump.
To: section9
"Thats great! Thats our kind of stuff"
3 posted on
03/19/2003 4:11:48 PM PST by
sangoo
To: section9
Great speech. If you saw the movie, it is a stirring moment.
Kenneth Braugnah (?) as King Harry
4 posted on
03/19/2003 4:13:11 PM PST by
Az Joe
To: section9
"...But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim...."Inspirational. Thanks.
6 posted on
03/19/2003 4:15:30 PM PST by
onedoug
To: section9
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
Those last lines are what angers me most about Bill Clinton,Coward.
God Bless our nation.
History is written before our eyes tonight.
7 posted on
03/19/2003 4:16:33 PM PST by
tet68
(Jeremiah 51:24 ..."..Before your eyes I will repay Babylon for all the wrong they have done in Zion")
To: section9
That passage still sends shivers up and down my spine.
To: longshadow
We were just discussing this a couple of days ago.
9 posted on
03/19/2003 4:20:31 PM PST by
PatrickHenry
(Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
To: section9
IF there were any gentlemen in France...
And IF they had any manhood worth holding ...
Gentlemen in France now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
To: section9
I believe this was read to the troops before they departed for D-Day.
To: section9
Semper Fi, Chris!
To: section9
Incidentially, a defeat of the French. Semper Fi!
14 posted on
03/19/2003 4:29:14 PM PST by
Liberal Classic
(Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum est.)
To: section9
Once more into the breach...
It never hurts to remind the French of Agincort on a day like today...
15 posted on
03/19/2003 4:33:30 PM PST by
gridlock
(This tag line is printed with soy-based electrons on 100% post-consumer recycled ether)
To: section9
Thanks for the fine words.
19 posted on
03/19/2003 8:49:57 PM PST by
antonz
To: section9
My grandfather used to recite this speech to us. Your posting it brings back many, many happy memories. Thank you very much.
20 posted on
03/19/2003 8:50:49 PM PST by
Maeve
(Siobhan's daughter and sometime banshee.)
To: section9
I have the Brannagh version on DVD and it brings tears to my eyes every time. My Mom and I watched it together a year ago and she said it was much better than the Olivier version. Shakespeare's soul-stirring words still hit home today.
21 posted on
03/19/2003 8:58:29 PM PST by
ODC-GIRL
(Proudly serving our Homeland Defense)
To: nutmeg
bump
24 posted on
03/19/2003 11:55:33 PM PST by
nutmeg
(Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
To: section9
If it were done...it were best done quickly
To: section9
Now is the winter of Saddam's discontent
To: section9
"On the eve of conflict, then, I ask you all to read these words and take them to heart, and remember that without honor, all glory is a lie."
So read,
So taken,
So remembered.
Thank you, Chris
To: section9
"Vanity"? There's nothing vain about these words!
32 posted on
03/21/2003 5:21:56 PM PST by
mrustow
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